The honest Liu Ji came, and there were not many gifts. There are a lot of requirements, I want the food of the Yun family, I want the wine of the Yun family, and even the beauties of the Yun family want to look at that look.

Liu Duan and Liu Sheng stopped in front of Wei Ya almost at the same time, and Liu Ji's face turned red. Even if he is thicker than the city wall, he can't rob women with these two grandchildren.

"Lord Wang, Lord Wang." Yun Xiao called twice, and saw that Liu Ji did not move. followed Liu Ji's eyes and looked over, a girl was catching butterflies in the garden with two maids.

"I didn't expect that there were many beauties in the Marquis of Lintong's mansion, and I just met a beauty. It's still a little younger, but this little beauty is beautiful. It's just that those big watery eyes make people drunk at a glance. ”

Liu Ji reluctantly removed his leg from the window and returned to his seat. Looking at the table full of wine and food, it was a little unpleasant.

"The prince hasn't seen that woman before?"

Yun Xiao asked in some surprise. Xiahou Ying, who came with her, looked at this prince helplessly, I don't know when the prince who had been reading forty years began to get better, and the old and Mijian have a tendency to worsen in the past year or two.

"I'm afraid that such a beauty is only available in Chang'an, how can the lonely king have ever seen it. I don't know if I can call to print a glass of water and wine, and let the lonely king feast on the beautiful scenery of Chang'an. ”

Liu Ji looked yearning, in his opinion, even if Yun Xiao's concubine invited him to accompany the wine, it would not be a big deal. It was not uncommon for powerful people to even give concubines to each other.

You are an old gangster, and you still want the old cow to eat tender grass, see how you can get off this stage in a while. Beckoned over the goshawk. whispered a few words to the goshawk. The goshawk bowed his hand and left.

After a while, footsteps sounded in the hallway. As soon as the person arrived at the door, a faint scent of jasmine wafted in.

"Oh, the beauty came here to sit and sit with the lonely king."

Liu Ji stood up impatiently and smiled at the beauty honestly.

"The Lone King? I don't know which prince is in person, and the palace has also seen the elders. ”

Nangong was stunned at the door, looking at this peasant uncle-like prince in surprise, his mind turned quickly, trying to identify this prince who looked like a pig brother as much as possible.

Hongu ...... Elders......

The smile on Liu Ji's face immediately froze, and he turned around to look at Yun Xiao with a somewhat demented expression.

It's no wonder that Liu Ji. Liu Qi was originally highly productive. Wang Wan gave birth to a princess. There are more than a dozen princesses in Weiyang Palace. And the number of princes is only a lot more, and it is rare to see each other all year round. Even if I saw it, it was a hurried side, and there were still a lot of people standing together, and I am afraid that I would not be able to remember without a memory like Deep Blue.

"This is the eldest princess of the current queen. Her Royal Highness Princess Nangong. Because you have to take care of the crown prince. So he lived in the mansion of Benhou. ”

…… Liu Ji's face was extremely exciting. In terms of seniority, this girl can be regarded as her granddaughter. And it is also from the current queen of the main palace, Liu Ji's high-spirited passion immediately dissipated without a trace. Although they are all princesses, only the princesses born to the queen are qualified to be called the eldest princess. The first emperor became an adult and eight princesses. There are three of them who are older than the pavilion. However, only Princess Guantao can be called the eldest princess, and other princesses can only be called titles.

Liu Ji became even more suspicious, this Yun family almost caught up with the royal palace. The prince lives here, and the two princes of Jiaoxi and Zhongshan live here. Now that another princess has appeared, Liu Ji no longer dares to fight the idea of a woman here. It's hard to guarantee that another princess will appear in a while, and then my old face will be lost.

"It turned out to be Nangong, the lonely king is the king of Jiujiang, and you should call the lonely king uncle and grandfather in terms of seniority."

Liu Ji looked at Nangong with a smile, but there was no longer that look in his eyes just now. In its place is the kindness of the elders. Yun Xiao has a new understanding of Liu Ji, an old guy and a shameless Cheng dù. Just now, he looked squinting, but now he is actually an elder, and it is a pity that this kind of attainment is not learned to change his face.

"It turned out to be my uncle and grandfather, and this palace will give my uncle and grandfather a glass of wine."

Although Nangong hates Liu Ji, her perennial upbringing makes her not lose face like Luan Ling. Caiyun poured a cup of fruit stuffing, and Nangong held it up and saluted it in the direction of the King of Jiujiang.

Liu Ji was also interested, and he took the wine glass and drank it all very heroically.

"Nangong is not strong enough to drink, so he won't accompany his uncle and grandfather. Please use it slowly. ”

"Definitely, definitely."

Nangong glanced at Yun Xiao with big watery eyes, and then went out to leave.

There was silence in the room, and everyone understood the affection in the princess's eyes. Liu Ji was even more suspicious in his heart, this Yun family already has a family and a room, and even has a son. can look at the meaning of this Nangong, and he actually has a lot of affection for Yunxiao. Could it be......

It can't be, it can't be. Liu Qi will definitely not allow such a thing to happen, the royal princess will be a concubine for a prince. This is too sensational, Liu Qi's tentacles stretched all over the corners of the big man, and he definitely would not fail to touch the truth of the Yun family. So Nangong can stay here, there is only one explanation that Liu Qi and the empress acquiesced in this behavior.

It seems that this kid has received a lot of grace, Liu Ji pondered whether to say the purpose of his coming today.

"The prince must not have come today to drink a glass of water and wine, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it. As long as Yun Xiao can do it, try to meet the requirements of the prince. ”

Yun Xiao saw Liu Ji's hesitation on his face and knew that this old guy was a night owl who came to the house without anything. Presumably seeing that Nangong was hesitating to say it, he might not say it at this time.

But Yun Xiao was wrong, Liu Ji came this time for a piece of fat that had been red for three years. Naturally, he refused to give up because of the appearance of Nangong.

"Marquis of Lintong, this time I came to Guwang to discuss the matter of Yueyang with you. At the beginning, King Gu promised to exempt Yueyang from money and food for three years, and now Yueyang's population has surged, and commerce is thriving. The three-year period has passed, and the lonely king wants to collect money and grain in Yueyang. Most of the people there are subordinates of the Marquis of Lintong, so I came to ask the Marquis of Lintong's opinion. ”

Liu Ji has been thinking about this matter for a long time, watching Yueyang prosper day by day. Liu Ji was already itching, and he looked at the truckload of goods transported in and out of Yueyang every day. Liu Ji felt distressed for a while, this is all money. Some regret that they promised to exempt Yun Xiao from money and food for three years, but the words have already been spoken. As a dignified prince, he has no way to break the contract. After three years of hard work, Liu Ji decided to start collecting taxes from Yueyang.

Yun Xiao was a little hesitant, it stands to reason that Yueyang's economy has just started. At this time, the lighter the tax, the better, and the fragile economy needs to be cultivated with low tax rates. Anyone who has studied economics knows this, but looking at Liu Ji's eager expression, he knows that this guy will definitely pay heavy taxes.

"Yueyang is the prince's domain, and it is naturally the prince's right to collect taxes. However, Yun Xiao asked a lot, what is the tax rate of the prince. ”

"This king is going to draw three out of ten."

Liu Ji said confidently that before he came, he even calculated how much money he would receive for a year. There is even a plan already made about how the money should be spent. There are not enough rooms in the palace, and some should be added. The fat powder money of the harem beauty is always not enough, so you should add some. Hey, there are too many places to spend money, how can Liu Ji not be enough. Originally, I wanted to increase the tax rate to four out of ten, but I was worried that Yun Xiao would not agree, so I was reluctant to draw three out of ten.

Sure enough, as Yun Xiao expected, this tax rate is not much different from robbery. The fragile economy that Yueyang City had just cultivated was definitely going to be hit hard. Yueyang City just let Liu Ji take Yun Xiao away and leave it alone, but those Xiangyong's families are all in Yueyang.

If Yueyang's economy collapses, the families of the villagers will inevitably be affected. This is the key to Yun Xiao's concern for Yueyang.

"Lord Wang, Yueyang's business has just recovered. I'm afraid that your tax rate is not acceptable to the people of Yueyang. According to Benhou, if you don't draw one out of ten, I don't know what the prince wants? ”

Yun Xiao took a sip of fruit stuffing, thought about it and said what he thought.

"1 out of 10 ......"

Liu Ji, the king of Jiujiang, jumped up suddenly, three out of ten is not enough to spend, let alone one out of ten.

Xiahou Ang saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly stood up and said, "Lord Wang, Lord Hou is angry." The tax rate can always be discussed, but how about two out of ten? ”

"Nope."

Yun Xiao and Liu Ji are almost in unison, this is not a bargain for buying things. You say three, I'll make one, and the last two are sold. These two people receive less than one out of ten draws, and one idle ten draws and one also collects more. The price difference between them is too large, and the contradiction is not reconciled at all.

As soon as Xiahou Ang spoke, he was woken back, and he sat down helplessly and didn't dare to speak again. The big guy's affairs still have to be solved by the big guy.

"Marquis of Lintong, this Yueyang is the fief of the lone king. It was rewarded by Emperor Gaozu, and it is the duty of the lonely king to receive as much as he wants. ”

Liu Ji saw that Yun Xiao's attitude was unusually resolute, and he immediately became a little annoyed and angry. But he was right, Jiujiang was his fiefdom. Yueyang is in Jiujiang again, and it is really up to him to decide how much tax to collect and how to collect it. As long as it does not exceed the ten draws stipulated by the imperial court, it is considered not to be violated. Even Liu Qi didn't have any way to take him.

"King Jiujiang, Ben Hou is also very kind. The people must support the people, and Yueyang City was repeatedly destroyed by water thieves back then. It has become an empty city, and now it has just recuperated for a few years and has a little foundation. At this time, it is necessary to pay a thin tax, and it is not possible to impose such a heavy tax as three out of ten. If the prince smokes such a heavy tax, he will force the villagers into the lake again to steal. I'm afraid that the prince will lose more than he gains, and it has really reached the point where the officials forced the people to rebel. His Majesty will also rebuke the prince. ”

Yun Xiao sat down and said with a face that was neither yin nor yang.

"You mean to say that those mud legs will rebel? Okay, let his people's hearts be like iron, and the lonely king is also like an official law here. No matter who it is, if he dares to rebel against you, let him try to live. (To be continued......)